Cssd Manager

**Diverse team environment**
- **Certificate II in sterilization required**
- **Full time Position**

Sunnybank Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Perioperative CSSD Team. You will play a key role as CSSD Manager within a supportive team and will enjoy an improved work-life balance working Monday-Friday.

Come and join our friendly and supportive team environment as the next step in your career.

**About us**
With 120 inpatient Surgical and Medical beds, a rehabilitation gym, 7 operating theatres, 2 procedure rooms, a day oncology unit and an ICU, Sunnybank Private Hospital has been providing care to our local community for over 40 years and continually embraces the highest quality of holistic patient care.

**As the CSSD Manager your responsibilities will include**:

- Over-seeing a high standard of evidence based Sterilization services to the operating theatre and other clinical departments within the hospital
- As the CSSD Manager you will adhere to Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN) standards and plan, assess, implement and evaluate the cleaning, sterilization and packing of hospital instruments
- Provide clinical leadership - providing direction, support, supervision, teaching and specific clinical specialty direction for CSSD Technicians.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Certificate III or IV in Sterilisation Services
- Minimum 3 - 5 years’ experience working in a senior role within a CSSD, minimum 2 years in leadership/management position
- Sound knowledge of accreditation standards ACHS/AS/NZ 4187 Standards and HICMR
- Demonstrated ability to show leadership and the ability to work with a wide range of people in a team environment
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
- Intermediate computer literacy skills - including MS office and various data bases
- An interest in promoting best practice patient care
- A focus on professional development

**Why Healthscope?**

***When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for. Healthscope opens the door to endless opportunities for our people, giving them the flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.

We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development and education and support our people to grow and flourish securely.

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

While our hospital network is vast, Healthscope is a family. We support each other, we share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

**_ Come and be the difference in our patient’s lives_**.**

**Applications close**: 27 July 2023